The data in the tables below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 31 December 2004. The percentages do not take into account the case of parliaments for which no data was available at that date. Comparative data on the percentage of women in each National Parliament as well as data concerning the two regional parliamentary assemblies elected by direct suffrage can be found on separate pages. You can use the PARLINE database to view detailed results of parliamentary elections by country.
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Total MPs 42'703 Gender breakdown known for 41'893 Men 35'318 Women 6'575 Percentage of women 15.7%
Total MPs 36'276 Gender breakdown known for 35'466 Men 29'838 Women 5'628 Percentage of women 15.9%	Total MPs 6'427 Gender breakdown known for 6'427 Men 5'480 Women 947 Percentage of women 14.7%

Regions are classified by descending order of the percentage of women in the lower or single House

	Single House or lower House	Upper House or Senate	Both Houses combined
Nordic countries	40.1%	---	40.1%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	18.9%	16.6%	18.4%
Americas	18.6%	18.5%	18.6%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	16.8%	16.6%	16.8%
Asia	15.1%	13.5%	15.0%
Sub-Saharan Africa	14.9%	14.0%	14.8%
Pacific	11.2%	26.5%	13.2%
Arab States	6.7%	5.6%	6.5%